Jaden Smith Dishes On Personal Style, Relationships & Best Advice He’s Ever Received From His Father

Although he has starred in a few hit movies, toured with Justin Bieber and is apart of one of Hollywood’s royal families, we never really get to see Jaden Smith do personal interviews. That’s until now.

Will Smith’s mini me recently sat down for an interview with The Life Files and it seems as though he has learned a lot from his father. Rocking gear from his Msfts clothing line, Jaden talked how he first met Justin Bieber as well as being criticized for his fashion choices and how he got started with his own clothing company. He also revealed that he’d prefer to watch ‘Steve Job interviews’ over reality TV any day while sharing the best advice he’s ever received from his father.

It was a pretty good interview for a 14 year old. Catch the excerpts below:

On His Fashion Choices
I have this image in my head of what I think an amazing fashion person would look like, and I really just take whatever I would want to wear and I just put it on. Sometimes you get criticized for it, [but] give it two months and everybody’s wearing it. I just really like that skater look — wake up in the morning and throw some clothes on still looking fly, you know what I mean? I get a lot of my fashion just from things that I see, inspiration just comes in and out in the day. I don’t think that I’m a fashion guru or anything. I just put on stuff to go skate. Sometimes people like it, sometimes they don’t. [Points to his clothes] These are just random skate shoes…. And a top shop [jacket] and a Msfts tee and pants. That’s my company that I make. It’s basically just like a skate lifestyle company. I basically wear the same thing everyday.

On His Fashion Line
It started off with the music and in my raps I would always refer to me and my friends as ‘msfts.’ Then we trademarked it and started making these shirts and stuff and everything and I started really getting into fashion. And then once I started really getting into fashion, I started making everything and I got my sister involved and then it’s like a full on thing that we’re doing now. That’s where I get all of my like, cheetah pants and zebra pants. I probably get criticized most from that.

On whether he watches Reality TV.
I watch like, Steve Jobs interviews, I don’t really watch TV. I stopped watching TV when I turned like ten because my parents were like, ‘TV’s really bad for you.’ I’ll watch movies I like to see, Steve Jobs interviews, something that’s going to make me smart and then go to sleep. I always have to go to sleep with the TV on though. I’m always watching something, I just don’t like watching TV. I don’t like being sold something every five minutes a commercial comes up.[…]We have iPhones now. If I want to see [what my family has] coming up I [would just] Google it.

On Working on ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ With His Dad
It was pretty cool, you know. We were working together and it was fun until we get into a scene and we were both very serious about it but it was cool. It was fun having that experience with my dad ’cause he really taught me a lot of the stuff that he knows. Almost everything he knows about acting in that one movie.

On The Best Advice His Dad Has Ever Given Him
My dad one time told me, he was like, ‘The only time you should lie is when someone’s holding a gun to your head and says ‘Okay, lie or I’m going to shoot you.’ And that really stuck with me. I think about that a lot. I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called ‘Starry Room’ and then I started turning over a new leaf. Now, I’m completely honest with girls all the time and they just get mad at me.

I had recently gotten out of a relationship so I made this song that was really heartfelt for me — some of my best lyrics. Me and that girl’s anniversary was gonna come up so I decided to drop it and [interviewer interrupts: How long were y’all together!? Anniversary?! Six years, ten years!?] *laughs* It was like a month-iversary. You know how teens are.

Jaden is too cute…. getting all sentimental over his anniversary with some little girl! He’s too much!

Lmao I burst out laughing when he said “RELATIONSHIP”. These kids are growing up too fast! Gee.

+84 King23 Reply:September 24th, 2012 at 6:41 pm

You can just skip over the post you know you don’t have to read about him or Angela if you don’t want to.

+24 Deja Reply:September 25th, 2012 at 8:02 am

And I just mentioned this on a post yesterday…about trash TV.

A 14 year old gets it, when there’s grown (a)(s)(s) people that sit in front of their TV and watch this stuff, polluting their minds…yet a 14 year old understands it, and gets it. Empowering himself. That’s the only way!

Relationships Jaden? That was hella cute. lol

Some of his fashion styles I can do without. lol But to each his own.

This was a cute Post Necole.

+96 youaintgots2liecraig Reply:September 24th, 2012 at 6:08 pm

Why cant there be a a post on jaden when there are post on blue ivy??!!

I wouldn’t want to read an interview with Blue Ivy either. I mean, I’ll look at her pics and say how cute she is, but if the post was “Blue Ivy meets her first boyfriend in daycare.” I’d roll my eyes.. I guess I am just too old to relate to children, and since I don’t have any the little silly things they do don’t amuse like it would if I was a parent.

+4 BEANIEBABY_3.0 Reply:September 25th, 2012 at 2:30 pm

@ Youaint….And the church said Amen!

-21 Questions Reply:September 24th, 2012 at 6:27 pm

I agree. Listening to him is like listening to my nephew talk. They try and sound mature, but after 20 seconds, you remember they are just a frickin child saying dumb (a)(s)(s) child s(h)(i)(t).

I think Will and Jada have done a great job with their kids. From the fact that he’s honest, to what he watches on T.V. and his freedom to wear what he wants to wear. Notice how him and Willow are always FULLY CLOTHED (regardless of garment choice that is).

And dang, whats with all the dissing??? Some of ya’ll goin in on him like he’s Stevie J. Sheesh take 2 chill pills with a coke and a smile for goodness sakes!!!!!!

Please leave this child alone. Like, who was judging all of us when we were teens? What just because he’s in the public eye by default and gets to live his dReams earlier than the rest of us thanks to his parents he deserves to be judged? Wtf I guess interviewers should stop interviewing people if they’re under 18 to pLease everyone, yet something tells me folks wouldn’t be pleased either way.

Yeah, but he’s acting like he’s been dating girls for such a long time….and has this kind of “been there, done that” attitude for someone so young…I mean how you gonna say you’re learning to be more open and honest w/ girls, at 14??? lmao smh…grown @$$ men haven’t even figured this basic concept out- yet little Jaden has? It’s so funny and weird @ the same time. The entire interview is weird and very mature for a 14 year old. I don’t know, maybe the Smith’s raised him well….*shrgs*

Aww..kids are just adorable. He’s very mature for his age and his parents should be proud how positive he is. Way different from these grown acting kids talking about: gangs, s-x, etc in the open! Anyway kudos to lil Jaden. Necole or blog writers, I actually like different posts like these. It shows the different variety of things you choose to talk about, instead of drama all the time:) #TeamPositive

They’re scientologist. I think Jada was head mistress of their school, which is based on the teachings of scientology. There is so little information on this “religion” and their kids are kinda odd. I don’t know, not my kids so…

Now… why was I sitting up here counting on my fingers to see how many years apart we would be when he turns 18. Lmao. Cool interview, dope style. SN: That little gap on at the top of his forehead was a major distraction. lol

I could not get over that comment about the best advice his dad ever have him…. Like duh with a gun to your head and someone telling u to lie Im pretty sure u would without someone ever telling u smh I could not take this interview seriously

jaden is such a cutie, i know the girls will be all over him. he and his sister are already millionaires, actors, muscians and own their own clothing line. they are already on their way to doing bigger things at such a young age, just hope they stay on the right track.

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